arab cinema

"The world can be a confusing place. Art can offer a way in, providing a concentrated point from which to approach an incomprehensible, intimidating whole. Shubbak, meaning ‘window’ in Arabic – a “multi-arts, multi-disciplinary festival that looks to give different images of the Arab world reflected by artists from the region…

Returning for its third edition under the curatorship of Rasha Salti, Safar is a biannual showcase of the diversity of Arab cinema, a broad grouping that represents one of the exciting collective outputs in contemporary international cinema. As Rasha notes, with a sense of pride that comes from having spent…